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RSA/PR/AR/110/10/42 · Item · 1994-1996
Part of Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA)

Sasha Ward and Richard Farrington worked with architect Jo Wright of Feilden Clegg Design to produce artworks for this new community centre for Popley, Basingstoke. Ward and Farrington drew on ideas developed through consultation with local people. The project was completed in 1996. Client: Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council. Award value £7,500.

Organised by the RSA but involved collaboration with three other bodies: The ERAS Foundation (later re-named the Environment Foundation), the Department of the Environment and the CBI.\nEntrants could be from industry, educational or research bodies, public bodies or individuals. The project aimed 'to identify, encourage and publicise innovations to abate all types of environmental pollution'. Awards of a trophy and certificate were made annualy.\nSource: The RSA and the Environment, edited by Timothy Cantell, 1993\n\nRecords include printed materials, reports and photographs.

Polite Arts Committee

One of the original subject-based committees set up by the Society from 1754 to judge awards and premiums offered by the Society in the 'Polite. (ie Fine) Arts'\n\nSeries includes minutes of the committee, correspondence about awards and attendance at and structure of committee. Also includes examples of prints, drawings, engravings and other works of art submitted for award between 1758 and 1845. Additional correspondence to the committee is also included within the Guard Book series at PR/GE/110